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Entries in 'stake' (9)

Disney acquires majority stake in UTV

Disney acquires majority stake in UTV

The Walt Disney Company has obtained a controlling stake in UTV including the media firm’s games publishing arm UTV Ignition.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 2nd 2012 at 9:59AM in News
Tesco acquires Blinkbox

Tesco acquires Blinkbox

Retailer Tesco has made a bold move into the digital space by acquiring a majority 80 per cent stake in video-on-demand service Blinkbox.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 20th 2011 at 3:43PM in News
EA sells stake in Ubisoft

EA sells stake in Ubisoft

Bloomberg is reporting that American publishing giant EA has sold its 15 per cent stake in rival company Ubisoft, ending a sometimes uncomfortable business partnership that has lasted almost five ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 16th 2010 at 12:32PM in News
Icahn increases Take-Two stake

Icahn increases Take-Two stake

Having moved to acquire just over 12 per cent of publisher Take-Two in January, American billionaire Carl Icahn has increased his stake in the firm.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 23rd 2010 at 10:30AM in News

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Warner acquires dev Rocksteady

Warner acquires dev Rocksteady

Growing video games publisher Warner Bros Interactive has acquired a majority stake in London-based developer Rocksteady Studios.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 23rd 2010 at 9:52AM in News
Koch targets US success

Koch targets US success

Koch Media wants to be a global games force, with US success the vital next step for the firm.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 2nd 2010 at 3:24PM in News
Ichan snaps up more Take-Two shares

Ichan snaps up more Take-Two shares

Talk of an imminent buyout of Rockstar owner Take-Two has gained more weight with news that American billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased over a million additional shares in the publisher ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 29th 2010 at 4:05PM in News
GameStop buys into Jolt

GameStop buys into Jolt

Global High Street video games retailer GameStop has acquired a stake in Irish online games network Jolt.co.uk in a move that it hopes will better position it for the future ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 23rd 2009 at 11:50AM in News

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Major shareholders reduce Take Two stake

Major shareholders reduce Take Two stake

As the ‘will they won’t they’ saga surrounding EA’s proposed takeover of Rockstar-owning Take Two continues, two major Take Two shareholders have cut their stake in the publisher, Reuters ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 11th 2008 at 10:39AM in News